Atlanta vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$658
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
499K
21.9M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 157% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 647th and 5355th ($2641 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 179th and 2546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Beijing

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Atlanta Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$22823

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741